The Matrix
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- proper noun
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The Matrix
- As the film progresses, Neo gains the strength to defeat the powerful artificial intelligences that control the Matrix.
Because if you watch The Matrix, they believe Neo is the One.
- Because if you watch The Matrix, they believe Neo is the One.
- I look like Laurence Fishburne in the Matrix.
- When Oren was small, he had a fascination with a movie called The Matrix.
- So we recently rewatched the matrix.
- Oh, I think the entire movie, the Matrix.
Examples
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What is the Matrix?
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The idea came from an old movie called The Matrix.
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Because if you watch The Matrix, they believe Neo is the One.
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A movie called The Matrix by the Wachowski brothers has just opened.
Academic text (1999) -
Hollywood's ultimate depiction of hyperreality was The Matrix, a movie about a world that does not really exist or exists only in our minds.
Academic text (2008) -
The Matrix is a groundbreaking film that explores the nature of reality and human perception.
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When the Matrix premiered in 1999, it revolutionized the action genre and captivated audiences worldwide.
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Many discussions in philosophy classes now reference themes from the Matrix and its implications on technology.
Surface Forms
Morphology
the + matrix
The core meaning of a complex or enclosing environment is directly related to the noun 'matrix', so a learner who knows that constituent can infer a general sense of an environment or system. However, the capitalized form 'The Matrix' evokes specific cultural and filmic connotations (controlled digital simulation, systemic control) that go beyond the literal noun and thus require prior exposure, making the expression only partially predictable.
Etymology
The Matrix is the title of a famous 1999 film about people who live inside a secret computer world. In the movie machines keep people in a fake 'reality', so the title is tied to the idea of 'virtual reality' and technologies that change how we see the world.